The Strokes - Alone Together guitar tab
The Strokes
" Alone, together "
album: Is this it
year: 2001
translated by Michiel Hautus, The Netherlands, March 02
(more tabs: http://ourworld-top.cs.com/HAUTUS/index.htm)
general note: everything is played with slight distortion
explanation signs:
7b8r7 = bend 7th fret to 8th and release to old position
~ = vibration
\ = slide down
/ = slide up
PM = mute strings SLIGHTLY
R = rest
RIFF A
E ---------------------|
B ---------------------|
G ------5--------------|
D --------7------------|
A -0-0-------7-7--5-7--|
E ---------------------|
PM - - - -
RIFF B
note 1: mute all chords slightly
E --------------------------|--------------------------|-------------------------|
B -/12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-\10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
G -/12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-\10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
D -/12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-\10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
A --------------------------|--------------------------|-------------------------|
E --------------------------|--------------------------|-------------------------|
note 2: bass plays G - F - A
RIFF B2
note 1: mute all chords slightly
note 2: play 4th bar three times
E --------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|-------------------------|
B -/12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-\10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
G -/12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-\10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
D -/12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-\10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
A --------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|-------------------------|
E --------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|-------------------------|
note 3: bass plays G - F - C - A
RIFF A2 (played by second guitar over riff A)
E ----------------------|
B ----------------------|
G ----------------------|
D -10-R-10-R-10-10-10-R-|
A -12-R-12-R-0--0--0--R-|
E ----------------------|
RIFF C
note: mute all twintones slightly
E ---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B ---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G -5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
D -7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
A ---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E ---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
note: bass plays in the first bar A - G - E and after that D - C - A
RUN TO RIFF C2
instead of fourth bar riff A
E -5-5-5--5-5-5--8--8-8-8-|
B -5-5-5--5-5-5--7--7-7-7-|
G ------------------------|
D ------------------------|
A ------------------------|
E ------------------------|
RIFF C2
note 1: mute all twintones slightly
E -----------------|-----------------|
B -----------------|-----------------|
G -5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
D -7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
A -----------------|-----------------|
E -----------------|-----------------|
note 2: bass plays in the first bar A and after that D
SOLO (guitar 2)
during break:
note: play twintones a greater times quickly behind each other
E --------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B -/14-14--/17-17--\15-15--/19-19-|-/14-14--/17-17--\15-15-----------|
G -/14-14--/17-17--\16-16--/19-19-|-/14-14--/17-17--\16-16--17----17-|
D --------------------------------|----------------------------16----|
A --------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E --------------------------------|----------------------------------|
over riff C2:
E -----------------------------|-----------------------------|
B -----13----13----13----13----|-----------------------------|
G -/14----14----14----14----14-|-----11----11----11----11----|
D -----------------------------|-/12----12----12----12----12-|
A -----------------------------|-----------------------------|
E -----------------------------|-----------------------------|
E -----------------------------|-----14----14----14----14----|
B -----13----13----13----13----|-/15----15----15----15----15-|
G -/14----14----14----14----14-|-----------------------------|
D -----------------------------|-----------------------------|
A -----------------------------|-----------------------------|
E -----------------------------|-----------------------------|
note: play twintones a greater times quickly behind each other
E --------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B -/14-14--/17-17--\15-15--/19-19-|-/14-14--/17-17--\15-15--/19-19-|
G -/14-14--/17-17--\16-16--/19-19-|-/14-14--/17-17--\16-16--/19-19-|
D --------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A --------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E --------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E ------------------------17\-|
B -/14-14--/17-17--/19-19-19\-|
G -/14-14--/17-17--/19-19-----|
D ----------------------------|
A ----------------------------|
E ----------------------------|
E -15b17r15-12-------------|--------------------------------|
B -------------15b16r15-13-|--------------------------------|
G -------------------------|-/15-14-13----------------------|
D -------------------------|-------------/15-14-13----------|
A -------------------------|-----------------------15-12~---|
E -------------------------|--------------------------------|
END (after two times riff A)
E ----------|
B ----------|
G -9-----R--|
D -10----R--|
A -0-----R--|
